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Proper Disposal of Personal
Medical Sharps Keeps Everyone
Safe!
Help us make an important point!
Here’s a simple way to safely dispose of
personal medical sharps at home:
USE a thick-walled, sturdy plastic •
container with a tight fitting screw cap,
such as an empty detergent bottle.
LABEL the container with one of the •
new labels or with the words, “Medical
Sharps Container. Not for Recycling.”
When about half-full, SEAL the •
container with heavy-duty tape.
DISPOSE OF the container in the trash. •
No sticks. No worries.
Do-It-Yourself Medical Sharps
ContainerThis project is a collaborative effort by a joint
legislative subcommittee seeking solutions for
safe disposal of medical sharps.
Funding for the preprinted labels has been
provided by:
Granite State Diabetes Educators
NH Department of Environmental Services
NH Local Government Center
NH Medical Society
Becton, Dickinson and Company
For additional information about safe sharps
disposal, contact:
Granite State Diabetes Educators
PO Box 773
Concord, NH 03302-0773
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Help us make an important point!Proper Disposal of Personal Medical
Sharps Keeps Everyone Safe!
The Granite State Diabetes Educators has a new label (above and attached) designed to turn a sturdy, plastic bottle into a simple, inexpensive and SAFE container for disposing of personal medical sharps at home.
Help keep sharps from being thrown loose into the household trash or flushed down the drain.
Needle stick injuries are a serious public health risk to family members, home health providers and sanitation workers. Spent needles can carry HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, tetanus, and other blood borne diseases. Needle stick injuries cost thousands of dollars in medical testing and cause considerable stress for the injured, even when tests are negative.
A limited number of FREE labels are available from the Granite State Diabetes Educators, by contacting Liz Kennett at [email protected]. The labels will also be available online for printing onto Avery-type labels at www.des.nh.gov .